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RepublicanAmendment · S.Amdt. 6205· Senate(119-SAMDT-6205)

S.Amdt. 6205

Rep. Murkowski
Age: 69 years
Alaska
Introduced
6/24/2026
Sponsored by
Lisa Murkowski
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-S-4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 6205, submitted by Ms. Murkowski, is an amendment to bill S. 4784. Its purpose is to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to remove the remains of Michael Alan Silka from the Sitka National Cemetery in Alaska.

The amendment adds a section that establishes the following requirements:

  • The disinterment must happen no later than one year after the Act is enacted.
  • The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must notify the next of kin before the disinterment occurs.
  • After the remains are removed, the Secretary must either give them to the next of kin or, if no one responds to the notification, arrange for the disposition of the remains as the Secretary sees fit.